Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 391 › Conversation 391-020

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Thomas B. McCabe

Friday, November 3, 1972 · 8:46 AM–9:00 AM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 37 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation391-020 on Tape 391StartFriday, November 3, 1972 at 8:46 AMEndFriday, November 3, 1972 at 9:00 AMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 391-020 ↗

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to review his daily schedule and manage his outgoing telephone correspondence. Following the meeting, the President recorded an audio message intended for Thomas B. McCabe. The discussion focused on strategic support for McCabe’s political campaign efforts in Connecticut.

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On November 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:46 am and 9:00 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 391-020 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 391-20

Date: November 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:46 am and 9:00 am
Location: Executive Office Building

The President met with an unknown person.

       The President’s telephone calls

       The President’s schedule

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]

       McCabe’s campaign
           -Connecticut

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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:00 am.

The President began to record an audio message for Thomas B. McCabe.

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       McCabe’s campaign
           -Connecticut

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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
  • 391-016 8:33 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Mary A. ("Toni") Sidley met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:33 am to 8:34 am.
  • 391-017 8:34 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:42 am.
  • 391-018 8:34 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Raymond K. Price, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:42 am.
  • 391-019 8:34 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:42 am.
  • 032-160 8:42 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 8:42 am to 8:46 am.
  • 032-161 9:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:12 am.
  • 391-021 9:00 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:12 am.
  • 391-022 9:00 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:12 am.

Conversation 391-020, November 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/391-020 (accessed September 28, 2026).